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Reminders to RCIA Directors • Registration of the Rite of Election Two months before the Lenten begins, will receive a letter of inviting to the Rite of Election. Parish needs to register their RICA catechumens and candidates for the Rite of Election. Rite of Election has been designated 7 locations and organized parishes who are near these locations or language of the rite: 1. 1PM Saturday before – Our Lady of , Mineral Wells 2. 7PM Saturday before Ash Wednesday – St. Frances Cabrini, Grandbury 3. 2:30PM Sunday before Ash Wednesday – Our Lady Queen of Peace, Wichita Falls 4. 7PM Thursday after Ash Wednesday (Spanish only) – Holy Name of , Fort Worth 5. 7:30PM Friday after Ash Wednesday – , Denton 6. 1PM Saturday after Ash Wednesday – St. , Grapevine 7. 3:30PM First Sunday of – St , Mansfield Please see the provide list of parishes assigned to each location:

#1 – Saturday February 26, 2022 – 1PM #2 – Saturday February 26, 2022 – 7PM Hosted by , Mineral Wells Hosted by St. Frances Cabrini, Granbury City Parish Name City Parish Name Aledo Holy Abbott Stephenville/Dublin St. Mary Glen St. Breckenridge Penelope Nativity of BVM Mineral Wells Our Lady of Lourdes Morgan Cisco Holy Burleson St. Ann Weatherford St. Stephen Hillsboro Our Lady of Albany Jesus of Nazareth Cleburne St. De Leon Our Lady of Guadalupe Clifton Holy Angels Graford St. Francis of Assisi Granbury St. Frances Cabrini Eastland St. Graham St. Mary Olney St. Theresa Comanche Sacred Heart Ranger St. Rita Strawn St. John #3 – Sunday February 27, 2022 – 2:30PM #4 – jueves March 3, 2022 – 7PM Hosted by Our Lady Queen of Peace, Wichita Falls Hosted by Santo Nombre de Jesús, Fort Worth Henrietta St. Mary Fort Worth Todos los Santos Crowell St. Joseph Fort Worth Santo Nombre de Jesús Quanah St. Mary Fort Worth Inmaculada Corazón de María Sheppard AFB Our Lady of the Skies Fort Worth San Jorge Wichita Falls Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Fort Worth Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Burkburnett St. Jude Thaddeus #5 – Friday March 4, 2022 – 7:30PM Megargel St. Mary of the Assumption Hosted by Immaculate Conception, Denton Wichita Falls Sacred Heart Denton Immaculate Conception Electra St. Paul Pilot Point St. Bowie St. Muenster Sacred Heart Nocona St. Joseph Colony Holy Cross Wichita Falls Our Lady Queen of Peace Bridgeport St. John the Baptizer Rhineland St. Joseph Decatur Assumption of BVM Vernon Jacksboro St. Mary Seymour Sacred Heart Denton John Paul II Scotland St. Boniface Prosper St. Knox City Santa Rosa Keller St. Wichita Falls Immaculate Conception of Mary Lindsay St. Peter Iowa Park Christ the King Lewisville St. Montague St. William Gainesville St. Mary Windthorst St. Mary Denton St. Mark

#6 – Saturday March 5, 2022 at 1PM #7 – Sunday March 6, 2022 at 3:30PM Hosted by St. Francis of Assisi, Grapevine Hosted by St. Jude the Apostle, Mansfield Fort Worth Our Lady of Fatima Fort Worth St. Andres Carrolton St. Fort Worth St. Bartholomew Fort Worth Our Mother of Mercy Fort Worth St. Fort Worth St. Patrick’s Cathedral Mansfield St. Jude the Apostle Colleyville Good Shepherd Arlington St. Joseph North Richland St. Fort Worth St. Paul Hills Bedford St. Fort Worth Christ the King Grapevine St. Francis of Assisi Fort Worth St. Peter the Apostle Fort Worth St. Mary of the Assumption Azle Holy Arlington St. Arlington St. Matthew Arlington St. Vincent de Paul Fort Worth St. Rita ` Arlington Vietnamese Arlington St. Mary the Fort Worth Holy Family Arlington Most Blessed

• Rituals from the RCIA Handbook for Preparation of the Rite of Election 1. Use Sending of the Catechumens [paragraphs 106-117] 2. Use Sending Candidates for Recognition by the [paragraphs 434-445] 3. Combined Rite for Parish Sending Catechumens for Election and Candidates for Recognition by the Bishop [[paragraphs 530-546] 4. IF PARISH CELEBRATING THE RITE OF ELECTION – use the Rite of Eleciton of Catechumens and of the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates [paragraphs 547-561] • Celebration at the Vigil of the of Initiation and of the Rite of Reception into the Full Communion of the Church [paragraphs 562-594] • Please understand the terminology of RCIA 1. Catechumens – those who are children above 7 years of age and adults who have never been baptized. 2. Candidates – those who are preparing combined of Eucharist & Confirmation through RCIA and also those who have been baptized from other religion and wish to become full communion of the Holy . 3. Parish Candidates for and Candidates for Confirmation are treated separately from RCIA are not included in this category as candidates of RCIA. 4. Baptized Adult Catholic who are not completed with Eucharist & Confirmation can be treated in this process OR with other celebration by the parish or annual Diocesan Sacrament of Confirmation. Adult TBA when is scheduled. • Diocese may schedule a celebration for all neophytes (those who are received the Initiations at ) with Bishop. TBA when is scheduled. Any question regarding to liturgy of RCIA please send email to Fr. Thu Nguyen at [email protected]